---
name: "Baral and Kari Zev"
mana_cost: "{1}{U}{R}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Human"
colors: ["R", "U"]
color_identity: ["R", "U"]
keywords: ["First strike", "Menace"]
set: "TDC"
set_name: "Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander"
collector_number: "282"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Fariba Khamseh"
oracle_id: "386a6fa7-db5b-4e82-bd25-fd86d910ed0c"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/baral-and-kari-zev-tdc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Baral and Kari Zev
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{U}{R}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Human
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/4
- **Keywords:** First strike, Menace

## Oracle Text
First strike, menace
Whenever you cast your first instant or sorcery spell each turn, you may cast a spell with lesser mana value that shares a card type with it from your hand without paying its mana cost. If you don't, create First Mate Ragavan, a legendary 2/1 red Monkey Pirate creature token. It gains haste until end of turn.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Kari Zev, Skyship Raider](/printing/kari-zev-skyship-raider-plst.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Pirate
2. [Kari Zev, Crew of Two](/printing/kari-zev-crew-of-two-ydft.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Pirate
3. [Rashmi and Ragavan](/printing/rashmi-and-ragavan-moc.md) — Legendary Creature — Elf Monkey
4. [Karlach, Tiefling Spellrager](/printing/karlach-tiefling-spellrager-hbg.md) — Legendary Creature — Tiefling Barbarian
5. [The Blue Spirit](/printing/the-blue-spirit-tle.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Rogue Ally
6. [Zaffai and the Tempests](/printing/zaffai-and-the-tempests-psos.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Bard Sorcerer

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander (TDC) #282
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Fariba Khamseh
- **Total Printings:** 24 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`